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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Abilene Christian University men's basketball |
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team enjoyed an exceptional 2018-2019 season, winning the Southland |
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Conference Tournament championship and advancing to the NCAA |
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Division I men's basketball tournament for the first time in school |
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history; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the direction of head coach Joe Golding, the |
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Wildcats compiled an outstanding 25-6 record in the regular season |
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and were the No. 2 seed in the Southland Conference Tournament, |
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held March 13 through 16 in Katy; after opening with a 69-66 victory |
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over Southeastern Louisiana University, ACU advanced to the |
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tournament final against the University of New Orleans; the |
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Wildcats built a 15-point lead before intermission in that contest |
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and dominated with a smothering defense the rest of the way; |
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triumphing by a final score of 77-60, the ACU players erupted in |
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celebration of their automatic NCAA bid; Jaren Lewis was named the |
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Most Valuable Player of the conference tournament, and Jaylen |
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Franklin and Payten Ricks earned a place on the All-Tournament |
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Team; and |
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WHEREAS, Taking great pride in seeing their university's name |
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on the March Madness bracket for the first time, the Abilene |
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Christian players tipped off against the University of Kentucky on |
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March 21 in their first-round Midwest Regional game in |
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Jacksonville, Florida; the matchup of two Wildcat programs--No. 2 |
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seed Kentucky and No. 15 seed ACU--captured the attention of fans |
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nationwide, and the Lone Star State's Wildcats put up a fierce fight |
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before seeing their season come to an end; thrilling Texans with |
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their storybook season, the Wildcats set a new standard of program |
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excellence and tied the school record for most season wins with 27; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The talented and hardworking members of the Abilene |
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Christian University men's basketball team have realized a |
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tremendous accomplishment by playing in the NCAA tournament, and in |
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so doing, they have earned the admiration of the entire ACU |
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community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Abilene Christian University |
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men's basketball team on winning the Southland Conference |
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Tournament championship and competing in the NCAA Division I |
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tournament and extend to all those associated with the team sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Lambert |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1860 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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